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F A Y E T T E C O U N T Y B O A R D O F R E A L T O R S ®

December 24, 2010

FRIDAY FACTSFRIDAY FACTS

REALTOR® PARTNERS

Harry Norman, REALTORS®

[email protected] www.HarryNorman.com Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners, PTC [email protected] www.kw.com Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners, Fayetteville, [email protected] www.kw.com

Prudential Georgia Realty, Fayetteville [email protected] www.fayetteville.prudentialgeorgia.com Prudential Georgia Realty, PTC [email protected] www.peachtreecity.prudentialgeorgia.com Solutions Realty Network [email protected] www.srnhomes.com

The Home Source, REALTORS®

[email protected] www.thehomesourcerealtors.com Tri-City Realty Services, Inc. [email protected] www.TriCityRealty.com

AFFILIATE PARTNERS

BRONZE

Gary Lawson, P.C. [email protected] Georgia MLS [email protected] www.georgiamls.com Slepian & Schwartz, LLC [email protected] www.slepian-schwartz.com Morris Hardwick Schneider LLC chunt@closing attorney.com www.closingsource.net Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco [email protected] www.wncwlaw.com

PLATINUM

GOLD

SILVER

Jeff Lindsey Communities [email protected] jefflindseycommunities.com First MLS [email protected] www.FMLS.com

ABRA Auto Repair [email protected] www.abraauto.com

Dickenson Gilroy, LLC www.dgllclaw.com

Discovery Inspections [email protected] www.discoveryinspectors.com

Dustin Shaw Homes Linda @dustinshawhomes.com www.dustinshawhomes.com

MetLife Home Loans [email protected] www.metlifehomeloans.com

Regions Mortgage [email protected] www.regions.com

Reynolds Development & Mgmt. Group [email protected] www.reynoldsdevelopmentgroup.com

SunTrust Mortgage [email protected] www.suntrustmortgage.com

The Citizen Newspaper [email protected] www.thecitizen.com The Fayette Daily News [email protected] www.FayetteDailyNews.com The Real Estate Book of Fayette/Coweta/South Fulton & Troup Counties [email protected] www.realestatebook.com

MEET OUR PARTNERS!MEET OUR PARTNERS!

CONTENTS

Upcoming Committee Meetings 2

Welcome New Members 2

Our 2010 Affiliate Members 2

FCBR Notes, Member Announcements 3-5

FCBR Real Estate School 6

GAMLS Board Store 7

2010 Leadership Team 8

Contact Information 8

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Tue, Jan 4 PAC at 9am (at Starbuck’s, PTC) Thu, Jan 6 Education at 2pm Thu, Jan 13 Budget & Finance at 3pm

Upcoming Committee Meetings

Lester, Ernest, Community Capital Bank Lindsey, Jeffery, Jeff Lindsey Communities, Inc. Loeffler, David, MetLife Home Loans Love, Greg, Greg Love Homes, Inc Meyers, Todd, Radon Mitigation Specialists Monsour, David, SunTrust Mortgage Morris, David, Real Estate Mortgage Network Payne, Jason, Ultimate Fitness Phillips, Trevor, The Moving Men Pierce, Ami, Slepian & Schwartz, LLC Pratt, Jackie, Real Estate Mortgage Network Presley, Michelle, Regions Mortgage Ryan, John, Georgia MLS Sellers, Tonia, Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco Seney, Gary, GBS Financial Corporation Shaw, Dustin, Dustin Shaw Homes Slepian, Eric, Slepian & Schwartz, LLC Sloan, Gary, Discovery Inspections Taylor, Liz, SunTrust Mortgage Tipton, Mike, HomeScenes.com Virtual Tours Tynes, Sylvia, The Southern Federal Credit Union Weaver, Geneva, Fayette Dailey News Wilson, Keith, Georgia Mortgage Services, Inc Wingfield, Jason, Reynolds Development Group Young, Marlene, Weissman,Nowack,Curry & Wilco

Alou, Jennifer, Morris Hardwick Schneider Baker, Joely, Gary Lawson, P.C. Batchelor, Michelle, The Real Estate Book Bishop, Deborah, MetLife Home Loans Boda, Sandy, Home Builders Assoc of Midwest GA Bradley, Karen, Bank of America Mortgage Brown, Bettina, Weissman,Nowack,Curry & Wilco Compretta, David, FMLS Cummings, Clark, Choice Home Inspection Service Cupertino, Diann, The Citizen Newspaper Dembsky, Karen, Peachtree Home Staging Devonshire, Karen, Morris Hardwick Schneider Dognazzi, Heather, Glover & Davis Driver, Sherry, 1st American Home Buyers Protection Gailey, Will, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Gronner, Deborah, Countrywide Home Loans Hancock, W. Robert, Glover & Davis P A Hardiman, Joi, FMLS Harmon, Richard, Allgood Pest Solutions Hunt, Christina, Morris Hardwick Schneider Jones, Gail, Northwest Exterminating Jones, Tony, ABRA Auto Repair Kearns, Ernie, Ernie Kearns Nationwide Insura Knox, Cindy, Trinity Air, Inc Lawson, Gary, Gary Lawson, P.C.

Our 2010 Affiliate Members

FCBR Notes

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2010 Board Due Dates:

~Important dates to remember~

Dec 31 Final REALTOR® and Affiliate Membership Renewal Deadline

2011 Membership Meeting Dates:

Feb 3, 8:30am WCR & FCBR Breakfast Meeting

Mar 24, 11am Spring Awards Luncheon

Apr 14, 8:30am April Membership Breakfast

May 3, 8:30am May Membership Breakfast

Sep 20, 11:30am Sep Annual Meeting Lunch

TBD Oct Membership Luncheon

Nov 12, 10am Noel November 2011

Dec 7, 4pm Dec Holiday Reception

Elaine White's (Prudential Georgia Realty) husband, Charlie died on

December 13. He was 85 and a WWII Vet. A memorial service was

held on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Carl J. Mowell & Son Peachtree City Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations were requested

to The American Heart Association at www.heart.org. We extend our heartfelt condolences and prayers to Elaine and her

family.

Please keep Carolyn McKillop and her daughter, Fran Williams, in

your thoughts and prayers. Carolyn is in Orlando caring for her

daughter, who is in hospice care for reoccurring cancer. Those wishing to send cards for Carolyn may send them to P.O. Box

142051, Fayetteville, GA 30214

Requests for Thoughts and Prayers

Safety is a YearSafety is a Year--Round Priority Round Priority

For REALTORSFor REALTORS®®

NAR is committed to help educate and empower every one of our 1.3 million members to ensure that they make good choices and practice personal safety on the job.

Shop online safely

When shopping online, check out a Web site before entering your credit card number or other

personal information. Enter this information only

on secure Web pages with addresses that start with "https" and have a closed padlock symbol at

the bottom of the browser window. These are signs that your information will be encrypted or

scrambled, protecting it from hackers.

Nothing personal…

When talking to clients and prospects, be friendly but still keep your personal information private.

This means avoiding mention of where you live, your after-work or vacation plans, and similar

details.

REMEMBER -

Dues deadline is December 31, 2010!

http://www.heart.org/

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FCBR Notes

January 21 Circle of Achievement (COA) Applications

January 21 REALTOR of the Year Applications DUE

January 21 Partnership Program Participation Forms DUE

February 18 Rookie of the Year Applications DUE

February 18 Affiliate of the Year Applications DUE

February 18 Good Neighbor Award Applications DUE

July 31 Designated REALTORS Annual Certifications DUE

October 1 REALTOR Membership Renewals DUE

October 15 Noel November Participation Forms DUE

December 1 AFFILIATE Membership Renewals DUE

December 16 Leadership Development Program Applications DUE

2011 FCBR DUE DATES2011 FCBR DUE DATES

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Dear FCBR Members -

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their well wishes and supportive kindness. It has been a pleasure working with all of you and I will miss you all.

I have enjoyed serving as your Education Coordinator and working with such professional, dedicated members of the Education Committee who worked tirelessly to provide quality education and choose the best instructors for the good of all of the membership. They are an inspiring group and it was my honor to serve with them.

It has also been a pleasure to document your memories and provide the latest news affecting your profession within the pages of the Friday Facts Newsletter.

I hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas and that the New Year brings wonderful things for you and your

families!!

Sincerely, Karen Dorsey

The Tech Helpline is a member benefit offering support for hardware, software, networking and digital devices.

The best part is you have the choice of contacting their friendly and knowledgeable analysts via phone, fax, e-mail, or online chat.

They troubleshoot problems and offer solutions, often by remoting in to your computer while you relax. They can advise you on

hardware and software purchasing, and most importantly, they understand your needs as a

REALTOR®.

● Instruction for installing and configuring new hardware and software.

● Diagnosis and repair of computer hardware and software issues.

● Advice for purchasing hardware, software and services.

● Basic instruction with major software applications.

● Recommendations for upgrades and updates.

● Advice for performance optimization

● Troubleshooting network issues.

● No limits on the number of calls or on the length of time per call.

● Support is available Monday-Friday from 9am to 8pm and Saturdays from 9am to 5pm.

● Experienced, reliable, professional and courteous assistance.

● Assistance in English or Spanish.

● U.S. based analysts located in Orlando, Florida.

● Analysts available via live technical support or online chat.

Call them at 877.573.5611

For chat support, visit: http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/techhelpline.html

For a complete list of computer support, visit: http://www.technologyhelpline.com/computer-support/

Note: The Tech Helpline does not support MLS.

Member Announcement Josh Bonner, a partner in Southeast Properties, has been called to active duty in the U. S. Army where he is a military intelligence officer. Major Bonner is now stationed at Camp Victory in

Bagdad, Iraq with the USAR 345th MI unit.

He will be there until October of 2011. Until then, Josh’s partner, John Bonner and his father, Bill Bonner, broker, will take over the properties Josh managed. Southeast Properties is a commercial property management and leasing company.

FCBR Notes

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Check your CE credit totals:

Go to www.GREC.STATE.GA.US

Choose “Check your education”. Enter your license number (use your license number as the password also if no password

has been created yet) and get a complete list of CE credits to date.

Online Classes are also available

FCBR has partnered with Career WebSchool

to offer online real estate courses

for your convenience. Go to www.FayetteRealtors.com

to see a list of all online classes.

NOTE: In-class Code of Ethics courses will no longer

be offered at FCBR. You can take an online COE

class from our website - just click on the Icon in

the upper right corner on the home page.

NOTE:

Remember - you must be ON TIME and PRESENT FOR ENTIRE CLASS to receive CE Credit.

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL CLASSES AT www.FayetteRealtors.com

http://www.GREC.STATE.GA.US

http://www.FayetteRealtors.com

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For your convenience, The Board’s

GA MLS Mini Store Hours are Mon-Fri, 9:00am to 4:00pm.

If you need something

and we don’t have it in stock, we can order it for you.

Stop in and browse!

Prices in RED are sale/discontinued rates.

FCBR’s Georgia MLS Mini Store Items

The 2011 Boss Planners

Are now available for $21.95+tax

President

Jackie Begg President-Elect

Dorrie Marsh VP, Administration & Finance

Ernie Curtis VP, Governmental & Pub. Affairs

Michelle Johnson VP, Member Services

Kay McInroe VP, Professional Development

Mary Watts Immediate Past President

Patty Tarver

2011 Local Directors: Patty Tarver (2011 Immediate Past President)

Kaley Jones (WCR President) Chris Flanigan Merry Holley Jeff Warlick Pam Adams Linda Huff

Debbie Lowe Mary Ann Seward Stephan Curcio Malinda Shelley

Karla White Parliamentarian - Cheri Scranage

2011 State Directors:

Jackie Begg (President) Ron Adams

Stephen Walker Mike Faulkner Sue Monson

Cheri Scranage

2011 Committee Chairs/Co-Chairs: Awards Anna Mathis/Florence Simmons Budget / Finance Jeff Warlick Bylaws & Policy Ron Adams Communications Open Education Kathy Tulley Executive Patty Tarver Grievance Malinda Shelley Member Events Chris Flanigan Membership Dev Sue Monson Noel November Vickie Butler/Stephan Curcio Nominating Patty Tarver Political Action Mike Jones/Cecelia Hayes Prof Standards Roy Mathis Realtor Awareness Steve Quinn Strategic Planning Dorrie Marsh Technology Consult Ron Adams/Martin Wise

2011 Leadership Team

Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store or under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends. ~Cindy Lew

THE BOARD MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Fayette County Board of REALTORS® is to provide members with the

resources that enable them to conduct business with professionalism, integrity and

competency. We strive to protect Private Property Rights; to be the voice of real estate in issues that affect our profession; to serve our communities; and to educate the public

as to the benefits of working with a REALTOR®.

FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS ®

205 Brandywine Blvd Fayetteville, GA 30214

Phone: 770-461-2401

Fax: 770-461-5608

Cherie Jolley, Association Executive Ext. 100, [email protected]

Shawn MacDonald, Bookkeeper

Ext 103, [email protected]

www.FayetteRealtors.com

http://www.fayetterealtors.com

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